Ship's log by passenger aboard the ship George Washington : ms and photostat, 1849 Mar. 30-May 18.

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Ship's log by passenger aboard the ship George Washington : ms and photostat, 1849 Mar. 30-May 18.

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Original, leather-bound pocket diary (49 p.), presumably v. 2 of a possible three-volume set, with a photostat and a negative facsimile of what appears to be the first few pages of v. 1, which includes a title page, list of ship's officers, and list of passengers, for a voyage from New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn. The pocket diary spans Mar. 30-May 18, and begins at sea a few days from St. Catherine. Curry describes the weather and significant events, including an encounter with what appeared to be a pirate ship, a stop in the port of St. Catherine, and an episode in which a man fell overboard to his death. The diary stops near the Faulkland Islands.

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

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Curry, W.B.

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George Washington (Ship : 1832-1860)

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Whaling vessel; out of Wareham, Mass., mastered by George Gibbs, on voyage from 31 Oct. 1832-19 Oct. 1835; owner-agent: Nye & Thompson; built at Wareham, 1832. From the description of Logbook of the ship George Washington, 1832 Oct. 30-1835 Aug. 31. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 85259452 Whaling vessel, out of Wareham, Mass., mastered by Benjamin F. Gibbs, on voyage from 17 Nov. 1847-17 Mar. 1850, to the False Banks, On the Line, near Ko...